well, england face france tonight in a friendly under interim head coach mo marley. speak to our reporterjo currie. we have to start with the reaction to the select committee and the allegations there, what has it done to the mood in the camp? yes, good evening, well, the interim manager has only been in position for less than two weeks, but she says the squad has been through a tough time and that dealing with the whole sacking of mark sampson, and this week parliamentary inquiry, has been difficult for them to deal with. things got more complicated yesterday when the fa started an investigation into the goalkeeping coach after eni aluko accused her of using unacceptable behaviour. she accused her of speaking in a fake caribbean accent, and it is unclear whether she will be involved in a match tonight. but this should be a new chapter for the lionesses under mo marley, and the captain, steph houghton, says they cannot approach this as a friendly because they have too much to prove. we want to be consistently beating the best teams, and france is one of them, and we

yes, good evening, well, as you say, interim manager mo marley has only been in post for ten days butof mark sampson last month, the players have been through a tough time and they found the situation really difficult to deal with. but these players are professionals and athletes and this is their livelihood and they know tomorrow night against france, as demi stokes, the england and manchester city defender says, is the perfect opportunity to put everything that has happened off the field to one side and focus and show what they can do on the field. out there, as players, it has been a tough time but as players, as a group, we need to focus on what we can control and you know, again, what we can focus on which is playing football. i think we have to try and move forward from that and we have got world cup qualifiers coming up, so it is an exciting time andl coming up, so it is an exciting time and i think it is important to focus oi'i and i think it is important to focus on that so we can control —— and what we can control as a team. demi stokes, there, there were supporters of mark

but the new interim manager mo marley ushered in a fresh start by saying no player will ever be ruleded her first squad ahead of the team's friendly against france on friday, one of three games she will take charge of. jessica creighton has been speaking to the interim manager. blue skies over st george's park in contrast to what some would describe asa contrast to what some would describe as a dark cloud that hangs over the england women's football team at the moment. the players in training today looked at ease and relaxed in each other‘s company. with manager mo marley coming in on an interim basis this could well be the new start that this team so desperately need. even if it is only temporary. mali has just three games need. even if it is only temporary. mali hasjust three games in need. even if it is only temporary. mali has just three games in charge but still hopes to steady the ship. from a female perspective it is brilliant for me to be in this position, i'm proud that i have worked my way through undeveloped, and i'm lucky, i have been given this opportunity and i think for

four of chelsea's players are named mo marley's england first squad as interim england boss for the team'sance next friday. there are three absentees from the squad that beat russia last month, but no new faces. former us captain alexis lalas says bruce arena has to resign as manager of the national team as the united states failed to reach the world cup for the first time since 1986. a draw against trinidad and tobago would've been enough but they lost 2—1. i spoke to lalas earlier. it is the worst day in us soccer history. the world cup, keep in mind in the us obviously soccer is not the number one sport and we as a soccer playing nation and as an emerging soccer playing nation cannot afford to waste these platforms that come along every four years. we grab them with the women's team but we have to make sure that we do with the men's team because it changes perspective, it gains credibility and relevancy, notjust domestic and around the world, and to waste that it is hugely damaging to the progress of the sport. soccer is not going away, the sky is not falling and it isn't going away, bu

england's women lost their first match under interim manager mo marley, beaten one nil ina friendly againstrance. but the build up to the game was dominated by more contraversy for the fa who are investigating the goal keeping coach lee kendall after allegations of innapproriate behaviour. —— controversy. our reporterjo currie was watching the match in valencienne. the lioness has had to take to the field this evening without their usual goalkeeping coach. that follows the fa launch a gimmick riley after the allegations of alleged unacceptable behaviour. it concerns the england but nigerian born striker,, and it is alleged that he used a fake caribbean accents towards herjonah time in the squad. the lioness is lost 1—0, a bit ofa the squad. the lioness is lost 1—0, a bit of a blow for the lioness is as they held their own against a tea m as they held their own against a team ranked fourth in the world. as for the manager, she's got two more matches next month, is to show what you can do. she said she has put her application in, and has been the butt of the lioness is, but... lots of things

england women's interim manager mo marley has named her first squad since the sacking of mark sampsones from the squad that beat russia last month, and no new call ups. goalkeeper karen bardsley and striker ellen white are injured, while defender laura bassett is unavailable after joining australia club canberra united. and there were celebrations at buckingham palace today as olympic 100 metre breast stroke champion adam peaty received his mbe from the duke of cambridge today, also at the palace was olympic champion justin rose. he revcived an mbe after a great 2016 which saw him win the gold at the golf event in rio last year. plenty still to come but we will turn our attention to boxing. former two—weight world champion carl frampton has been speaking to the bbc ahead of his fight with mexico's horacio garcia next month. it's the northern irishman's first fight since january, and his first since the split with long—time manager barry mcguigan and his trainer son shane. i spoke to him a little earlier on about his upcoming bout. i'm looking forward to it a lot. i have not boxed at h

england's women lost their first match since coach mark sampson was sacked and interim boss mo marleywas a cagey affair, with few clear—cut chances before viviane asseyi, capitalised on goalkeeper siobhan chamberlain's mistake, to snatch victory for france in the last minute. england goalkeeping coach lee kendall — who is under investigation for alleged "unacceptable behaviour" towards striker eni aluko — was not at the match. it's a big weekend of european club rugby, and bath, surged ahead at the top of their pool reigning champions saracens looking to build on an emphatic victory on the opening weekend when they face ospreys. british fighter lauren williams claimed a breakthrough world taekwondo grand prix title on a brilliant day for the gb team in london. williams — who is a two—time world junior champion — defeated ivory coast's former senior world champion ruth bagbee, in the —67 kilogram final. elsewhere bradly sinden claimed silver and gb heavyweight mahama cho, picked up a bronze it's really not sunk in. that's probably the bit that means the most to me at the minute. i have

interim england women's head coach mo marley said she would "100%" consider picking eni aluko. comments made to aluko by former manager mark sampson. the chelsea forward hasn't played for england since april last year. marley will oversee a friendly against france on friday, followed by world cup qualifiers against bosnia—herzegovina and kazakhstan in november. chelsea manager antonio conte says manchester united manager jose mourinho needs to "look at himself" and stop talking about his former side. conte has complained about chelsea's injuries this season and said his side were in an "emergency situation"after their 3—3 champions league draw with roma last night. mourinho, who had two spells as chelsea boss, said there are other managers who always "cry" about injuries. i never speak about injuries. other managers, they cry, they cry, they cry when some player is injured. i don't cry. i think the way to do it is to ignore the players that are injured. it is to focus on the players that are available, to give confidence on the players that are available. but, ifi confidence on

tonight is the first game in charge for interim manager mo marley. she has kept the same squad.s at the moment, there, in france. we are just pausing because it looked like they might be able to score but they haven't. west ham take on brighton at the london stadium tonight. bilic admits he needs a vice chancellor trito ease the pressure on his job. it is brighton who have leading, yet to win away all season but they are leading 1—0 at the moment. glenn murray the scorer, 16 minutes on the clock there. still with football, everton have been charged by uefa after some players and fans were involved in a brawl. everton were a goal down when captain on the night ashley williams shoved the lee i don't know goalkeeper. that sparked a brawl between players and fans. 0ne goalkeeper. that sparked a brawl between players and fans. one was holding a chile. he has since been banned. williams scored an equaliser. everton only have one point from three games in europe so farand are very point from three games in europe so far and are very unlikely to make it to the knock out statements. that

england women's interim manager mo marley has named her first squad for the team's friendly away in franceayers. there are three absentees from the squad that beat russia last month, in what was mark sampson's final match in charge, but no new faces. former wales managerjohn toshack says chris coleman should be the man to decided his future as manager of the national team despite their failure to reach the world cup finals. coleman's contract expires next summer and after their defeat to the republic of ireland on monday, he said he would let the dust settle before thinking about his future. toshack believes coleman has the squad to make it to another major tournament. i think this team or this group has still got at least one tournament in them. after all the success and all these big games now, they have radio where really there is nothing competitive at all. it's very much depends on any sort of office he has got. i don't know, it is very difficult to decide what you should or shouldn't do. meanwhile, england have qualifed for the knock out stages of the u17s world cup in india they bea

england women's interim manager mo marley has named her first squad for the team's friendly away to francenth, in what was mark sampson's final match in charge, but there were no new call—ups. goalkeeper karen bardsley and striker ellen white miss out through injury, whilst defender laura bassett is unavailable after joining australia club canberra united. meanwhile, england have qualifed for the knock—out stages of the under—17s world cup in india. they beat mexico 3—2, making it two wins from two. rhian brewster opened the scoring six minutes before the break. further goals from phil foden and jadon sancho. ensuring victory, despite a late comeback from mexico. they take on iraq in the final group game on saturday. he may need surgery to repair the injury, he may be out that weeks. it comes as the bbc was told a player strike is feasible. he said the current level of injuries is not sustainable. players will have a big say over the next 12 or 18 months. to try to find that this holy grail which when i was involved in trying to search for that for a long time, and it is difficult. somethi

it was england's first match under interim coach mo marley. it took a last minute performance.lkeeper siobhan chamberlain's mistake, to snatch victory in the last minute. england goalkeeping coach lee kendall — who is under investigation for alleged "unacce ptable behaviour" towards striker eni aluko — was not at the match. we are well aware that there is an investigation, but tonight showed the true professionalism of the staff and players who got on with the job. it's been a different field because we are humans at the end of the day and we are well aware of what's going on through social media, but we've just got to keep playing for the little girl who fell in love with the game when we were six or seven. we love playing for england and hopefully the public can see that. brighton have heaped more pressure on west ham manager slaven bilic with a 3—0 premier league win at the london stadium, their first victory, away from home this season. glenn murray put the visitors ahead after only ten minutes with his first goal of the season. and his second from the spot was sandwiched b

england women's interim manager mo marley has named her first squad for the team's friendly away to franceted. the football association of wales want chris coleman to stay on as manager of the national team, despite their failure to reach the world cup finals. his contract expires next summer and, after their defeat to the republic of ireland on monday, coleman said he would let the dust settle before thinking about his future. the association is aware that most players and fans are keen for him to stay in the job and they're due to begin talks with him in the next couple of weeks. england's former director of professional rugby, rob andrew, has told the bbc a player strike is ‘feasible' over the next 12 months. he says the current level of injuries to players is not sustainable in their intense schedule, and believes they may well choose to take industrial action over the issue. players will have a big say over the next 12, 18 months, to try and find this holy grail. and i was involved in trying to search for that for a long time as well and it is difficult, but something will give. and e